January
Keith Lee Johnson
 Keith Lee Johnson is the author of eight novels. His most successful novels are the Little Black Girl Lost stories. The journey to publication began at Owens Community College, and was accidental as he never intended to be an author. He began writing when a literature professor unwittingly challenged his ability to write a credible story in class one day. He picked up a pen that very day and has been writing ever since. Keith went on to graduate with honors and became the commencement speaker for the December 1996 graduating class.
Keith joined the United States Air Force in September 1978, attained a Top Secret security clearance, and served his country Texas, Mississippi, Nevada, California, Turkey, and various other places in his four years of active service.
Keith has written in several genres including, suspense/thrillers, drama, and contemporary fiction. He lives in Toledo, Ohio.
February
Robert Spiller
For the last thirty years Robert Spiller has taught all levels of Mathematics from Elementary to University. A Calculated Demise is his second published novel and features Bonnie Pinkwater the math teacher/sleuth from The Witch of Agnesi. Like The Witch of Agnesi, his first mystery, A Calculated Demise uses mathematics and Bonnie's knowledge of historic female mathematicians to solve a series of murders in the small Colorado town of East Plains. The third installment of the Bonnie Pinkwater series, Irrational Numbers will be released by Medallion Press in September, 2008.
Robert lives in the beautiful city of Colorado Springs with his wife Barbara and daughter Jenny. His other two daughters (Laura and Nikki) and their children (Cameron, Jackie, and Quentin) all live within shouting distance. A mathematician by trade he weaves his profession into his writing.
March
Tawanda J. Jones
Tawanda J. Jones is the mother of two daughters, Toyanda and Shawndra and a God given son Myron and a grandmother of four. At present Tawanda is an associate minister and Sunday school teacher at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, Lima, Ohio. She has arranged trips to the Woman Thou Art Loosed Conferences. And she has taken correspondence classes through Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois. She has also taken courses at Tabernacle Institute of Biblical Studies, Lima, Ohio. A strong speaker for God and prayer warrior. And does speaking engagements when asked. Tawanda retired from General Motors Corporation and seeking to do all she can for the Lord.
Her achievements consist of a correspondence diploma in Medical/Dental Office Assistance, certificate in Accounting from Apollo Joint Vocational school and two years of regular studies in college. Certificate from Tabernacle Institute of Biblical studies. She is the author of the book:"REVELATIONS FROM EXPERIENCE".
April
Eric Pete
Essence Best-selling novelist Eric Pete is one of contemporary fiction's
rising stars.
Having an intense love of reading from an early age, Eric was
unknowingly
building the foundation for what was to come. Eric had considered
writing a
novel for several years, but it wasn't until recently that he gave in
to the
stories in his head and decided to share them with the world.
Eric's works include the bestselling novels: Real for Me, Someone's In the
Kitchen, Gets No Love, Don't Get Twisted, Lady Sings the Cruels, as
well as
his current release, the sizzling Blow Your Mind. He has also written
short
stories for the anthologies After Hours, Twilight Moods, and On the
Line . A
graduate of McNeese State University, he currently resides in Texas
with his
family. Join Eric at myspace.com/authorericpete.
May
Michael Laimo
Michael Laimo is the author of the novels as Atmosphere (which was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel), Deep in the Darkness (a Stoker nominee for Best Novel), The Demonologist, Dead Souls, Sleepwalker, and Fires Rising. He also wrote three short story collections, Demons, Freaks, and Other Abnormalities, Dregs of Society, and Dark Ride. Laimo's short fiction has appeared in A Walk on the Darkside, Lost on the Darkside, Hot Blood XII: Strange Bedfellows, Inhuman Magazine, Surreal Magazine and many other anthologies and magazines. His novel Deep in the Darkness and his short story "Anxiety" have both been optioned for feature films.
FIRES RISING, was released in March 2008, from Leisure Books
DARK RIDE, a new short story collection from www.borderlandspress.com
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